Matthew Lyon
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
Matthew Lyon 1750-1822, American political leader and pioneer, b. Co. Wicklow, Ireland. He emigrated to America in 1765, settling eventually in Vermont. During the American Revolution he served with Ethan Allen. After the war he moved (1783) to the town of Fair Haven, Vt., and, active in various business ventures, became its leading citizen. From 1797 to 1801 he was a vociferous Anti-Federalist member of the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1798 he was convicted under the Sedition Act for the publication in the Vermont Journal of a letter criticizing President John Adams. While serving a short jail sentence, he was reelected to Congress. Moving to Eddyville, Ky., in 1801, he represented (1803-11) that state in Congress. Lyon was appointed (1820) U.S. agent to the Cherokee in Arkansas, where he was elected the second delegate of that territory to Congress, but died before taking his seat. He was a hero of three successive frontiers, an able exponent of frontier views in Congress, and a man of shrewd business ability.
Bibliography: See biography by R. P. Williams (1972).
Author not available, LYON, MATTHEW.,
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
|
Congress Wishes Itself a Happy Anniversary; As With First Session 200 Years Ago, Achieving a Quorum Proves Impossible
The Washington Post; 3/3/1989; Don Phillips; 530 words
; The members of the 101st Congress took a morning off from their battles yesterday to celebrate the upcoming 200th anniversary of the convening of the First Congress, hearing repeated reminders that they are not the first to be called clowns and thieves while making history. And true to history,
Read more
|
|
|
Major Repairs for Congress
The Washington Post; 8/6/1991; David L. Boren; 724 words
; Congress is in trouble. No one doubts it. In poll after poll, Americans describe Congress as inefficient, wasteful and compromised by the way it finances its campaigns. Growing public anger and frustration are indicated by the movement for term limitations for Congress. At the same time, the
Read more
|
 "The Economist (US)")
|
A weakened branch? Lexington.(Congress begins to reassert itself)
The Economist (US); 7/15/2006; 787 words
; Congress has had a lousy few years. It may be about to do better IT IS hard to look at the Capitol in Washington, DC, without a frisson of excitement. It is not just the physical grandeur of the place--though a 290-foot (88-metre) dome and a quarry's worth of marble certainly helps. It is also what
Read more
|
|
Perceived Inaction Largely Behind Low Ratings of Congress; 48% of Americans disapprove of Congress for perceived lack of action.(Survey)
Gallup Poll News Service; 9/5/2007; Jones, Jeffrey M.; 787 words
; Byline: Jeffrey M. Jones Synopsis: Ratings of Congress are near all-time lows and much of this frustration is due to perceived inaction on the part of Congress -- either in general, or in regards to specific issues such as the Iraq war or illegal immigration. Many Americans disapprove of Congress
Read more
|
|
Congress, the Press, and the Public.
Washington Monthly; 11/1/1994; Bode, Ken; 787 words
; ... the way the public views the institution. But first, the good news. Karlyn Bowman and Everett Carll Ladd show that over the past ... far the dominant part of congressional coverage. Now the bad news. Public distaste for Congress is growing, and the more people ...
Read more
|
